Bowling Notes.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 93, 12 April 1902, Page 19

Bowling Notes.

By Wrong Bias.

THK tain that fell on Satuidaj foicnoon deterred many horn making their usual exclusion to the bowling gieens in the afternoon. Up at the Wellington Club's ground there was no general play, but there was a goodK muster all the same of the legular devotees. For the most part, thtn grouped themselves on the nearest benches to watch the latest contest roi the Edwin Feathers seeing that there was e\ei\ prospect of a very willing struggle. The holders were Drummond, Brunskill, Bell, and Churchward (ski^ and the challengers came from Mount \ ictona, and were Snaddon, Mack, Gooder and Jamee Brackenridge (skip). It may be remembered that this same Brackenndge was the one who, with the assistance of "twa ither Brackenndees " and that canny leader yclept MacMorran, won these feather tionhie*. at the end of last season, and held them till after the present season opened Well Victoria was again victorious on Saturday. Wellington started well, scoring three in each of the first two heads Victoria broke ice in the third head with a single, and made a much bigger break m the sth and (>th head by -looiing 4 and 3 For seven heads the game stood 8 all. Victoria spurted on the next three heads— 2-4-2— making the score M> to 8 When the 17th head closed with l the jcore. at 2o for Victoria against 12 foi Wellington, and only 4 heads to ep £he issue w as thought to be no longer m loubt But the Wellington men made > splendid rally Thcv put up 4on the 18th head, and in the 19th they were 2 jrhen the skip-* had one bowl each to If Victoria's nearest bowls— lying 3rd and 4th— could be driven out, Wellington might score h, and with good luck 7 Churchward saw his opportunity, and played a firm shot, knocked out the 3rd and 4th Victonans and lay / while Brackenmlge's last bowl col hded with a short-pitched one, and failed to save any The scoie « as now 23 to 2r>, and on the 20th head Wellington got a single and made it 24 to 20. The last head *as watched with intense "^^est All the Victorians plavod up and Brackenridge's generalship being =ound. the\ Sored 2 and won a capital match by 2< jo 24 Kane of Thomdon, is improving. Ihe A av he'eets there with his round arm Jehven is a caution to snakes. There are now only four players left m the serum for the Wellington Clubs Senior Bo«ls Ted Hill is pitted against Wm Gray. of Past and TeleSs fame, and Bell is j^onndun to nng out a few chimes with Balhnger. The green wasn't too fast out at Petone on Saturday to prevent them from Mothes. Barlow, and J. Home (skip) mspired b- recent success with the Monogiams, sl «.ted hopefully for the Ferns But they just massed them bv half-a-dozen points Russell KevnolcK Castle, and Price (skin) kept them w ith a score of 20 to 1 > Likew lse , in the Monogi ams' &ti uggle did the challengers do down. Babbington (good name for a leader), Colquit Fraser, and Austin put up 21 against tho lo registered bv the chailengers viz , Murray, Wilmshuvst. Carter and Johnston Potone is putting on its wai -paint for a trip up to Mount Victona m quest ot those Edwin Feathers The event conies off to-morrow Petone's braver on this excursion a.ie Reid Gilmoui Johnston, and Austin. Tho finals foi the juniors the ,eniors and the pans are now awaiting decision m the Victoria Club The final of the doubles in the Eastei tournament of the Canteiburv Bowling Club was played off on Saturday last whon Bunting and Mercer (skin) beat Hopkins and J Thompson (skir.^ and won the pnz* Our ex - senior Councillor Chaihe Willcston is anchored down at Svdiun Nearly a year ago he started out mute chirpih for a round-the-world-and-take-it-easv tour, and now Georee Evans has discovered him acclimatised at tho plague-ndden metropolis Chaiho snaps his finlgers at the bubonic rat and declares that life goes a] oner very sweetly when one is a member of tho North Shore Club. Bow ling is going ahead at a great rate in the Taranaki province They have neM clubs now in full blast at Stratford Manaia and Pihama. Pihama sent three nnks last week to take the conceit out of Manaia. but the Manaians wore just a trifle tocv good for them —

08 to .13 Refreshments, and compliments wore indulged m ad lib. Alanaia and Pihama are to have aaiother "go" on the 18th, and a week later they "ill join hands and huil themselves upon Stratford News from Feilding that the enteiprismg photographer who ventuied to 'take" the Victona t<>am failed in the oouiageous attempt. The\ say that the ia,eo of the littJc Scotchman fioni Lancashire smashed the plate That portly "drawing" skip Lechngham, has won the Auckland Club championship this season, Handcock beinti runner-up. The Victoria team that visited Feildmg and Palmerston during Easter, and enjoyed themselves so much, are grateful They felt so heavily indebted to Honorary Secretary W. J. Hueston for the excellent, arrangements he made that they have spixtng ai little suipnse on him by presenting him with a silvei matchbox and silver-mounted cigaiette holder. Fred Townsend said so main nice thing= as spokesman that Hueston hasn't done blushing vet.